A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy was rushed to hospital after he IMPALED his hand on broken metal railings at a primary school.

Little Brandon Scrivens was walking home with his older brother Lewis when he playfully ran his left hand along the fence and he was skewered on a sharp metal bar sticking out.

Fire crews were called to the scene outside Cherry Tree primary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester where they cut the youngster free with the railing still in his hand.

He was then rushed to Royal Bolton Hospital, where he had an operation to remove the railing and stitch his left hand up.

His mother Tina Knowles is now demanding action from the primary school after the horrific accident on Monday.

Ms Knowles, 37, from Farnworth, claims the metal railings have been broken since Christmas.

CASCADE

Brandon was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery

Brandon has had an operation to have the fence removed and his hand cleaned, but if his arteries are damaged he might need plastic surgery. I'm so angry and upset

Brandon's mother Tina Knowles

She said: "Brandon has had an operation to have the fence removed and his hand cleaned, but if his arteries are damaged he might need plastic surgery. I'm so angry and upset.

"What makes it worse is that the school haven't even rung me to see how he is. They have offered no support. It was a traumatising experience for Brandon and us.

"I had an appointment so Lewis picked him up and as they walked towards home Brandon was running his hand across the railings as kids often do.

"But when he got to the broken one his hand went straight through it like a spear. He tried to take his hand out but it was too late - he was stuck.

"One of the bars has split in two and half of that bar is like a blade it's so sharp."

But doctors can't tell the mother whether or not her son will suffer long-term injuries just yet.

Ms Knowles added: "We don't know as yet what the injuries are long term.

"They were going to send him to Manchester Children's Hospital to see a plastic surgeon but thankfully they just removed it in Bolton and cleaned the wound - but they said he might still be prone to an infection."

She added: "The firefighters were fantastic. I can't thank them enough for how they kept up Brandon's spirits. He was such a little trooper and really brave.

"There was also another woman who was calming him down too."

School headteacher Andy Feeley wished Brandon a "speedy recovery".

He said: "We were very sorry to hear of this incident. We take the safety of our pupils extremely seriously and will endeavour to ensure this does not happen again.

"When we were alerted to the incident the emergency services were called immediately and the fence has since been repaired.

"Brandon is bright and popular pupil and his classmates are missing him. We all wish him a speedy recovery."